Communication and Culture classes. Texts and exercises in the textbook.

1. What do you think of when you hear this word?

2.  What do you think will be on the news today?

3.  A word: This short poem was written by Emily Dicikinson, one of the greatest poets of her
time.
 She was born in Amherst, Massachusets in 1830. She never cared about money and fame.
At the age of 23 she withdrew from social contact and followed her own feelings and wrote
about things she cared about.
 In 1886, on her death bed, she told her sister to burn all her poems but after her death her
sister had her poems published.
 Listen
 Do exercise 005 on page 156

4.  Merriam-Webster survey
 Words entered most often:
defenestration A throwing of a person or thing out
a window
Serendipity The phenomenon of findin vluable
things not sought of
onomatopoeic The naming of a thing or action by a
vocal imitation of the sound
associated with it, e.g buzz

5.  Men and women communicate differently.
 Look at the vocabulary.
 Listen to the text.
 Exercise 8 – discuss the questions with a partner. (no need to write)
 Discuss: What does it mean to be fluent in a language?
 Do exercises 9-12

6.  Different ways of communiction in today’s society
 Think about: How can communication be made as constructive as possible, so that
all misunderstandings can be avoided?
 Do exercise 17 on page 162
 Listen to the text.
 Do exercise 18-20.

7.  Practice for the national exam

8.  Listening : Talking Cockney
 Read the text in exercise 14, think about the questions in exercise 15.
 Do listen and react –exercise 16 – and correct the sentences.
 Writing: Exercise 025
 Retell a story from your past. Try to make it as exciting as possible. Choose a title from:
 A Childhood Memory
 A Clash of Cultures: When I was in X (place) this is what felt most foreign for me.
Think of spelling, structure and grammar.
Hand in on Sunday, at the latest.